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Best Humble Quotes

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. — Norman Vincent Peale

Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less. — C.S. Lewis

To lead the people, walk behind them. — Lao Tzu

If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. — Mother Teresa

These are the few ways we can practice humility:
To speak as little as possible of one’s self.
To mind one’s own business.
Not to want to manage other people’s affairs.
To avoid curiosity.
To accept contradictions and correction cheerfully.
To pass over the mistakes of others.
To accept insults and injuries.
To accept being slighted, forgotten and disliked.
To be kind and gentle even under provocation.
Never to stand on one’s dignity.
To choose always the hardest. — Mother Teresa

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. — Ernest Hemingway

Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success. — Rick Pitino

There is no substitute for hardwork. Always be humble and hungry. — Dwayne Johnson

Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be proud, but not arrogant. — Zig Ziglar

A humble person will do good because they have a kind heart. Such people don’t expect anything in return, not even gratitude. Humble people are kind, warm, and compassionate towards others.

We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people. — Tim Tebow

For a man who walks in the light, to stay humble is not to walk in the dark; you don’t need to project yourself to be thought an honest man. — Mike Norton

Be kind, work hard, stay humble, smile often, stay loyal, be honest, travel when possible, never stop learning, love always.

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. — Nelson Mandela

If you stay humble and keep your humility embedded in your behavior then no circumstances can erode your core. You will keep on shining evermore. — Bhuwan Thapaliya

Success is not a good teacher; failure makes you humble. — Shah Rukh Khan

Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

No matter how high up you get, never forget where you came from. — Beeru Singh

o share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength. — Criss Jami

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. — John Wooden

Selflessness is humility. Humility and freedom go hand in hand. Only a humble person can be free. — Jeff Wilson

I’ll never forget where I’m from. It’s essential to remain humble and evolving. — Freida Pinto

Be Humble Quotes

Stay true in the dark & humble in the spotlight. — Harold B. Lee

Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head. — A. R. Rahman

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others. — Robert E. Lee

Humble people ask for help. — Joyce Meyer

Don’t worry about the pressure or the responsibility. Just live in it, have fun, and when everything seems to be going right, just stay humble and remember your family. — Roman Reigns

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. — Camille Pissarro

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. — Matthew 24:12

Being humble matters. — Kevin Hart

He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others. — Joseph Hall

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class and be humble. — John Madden

Every day I feel humble when I experience the vibrational essence of my world. — Debbie A. Anderson

I am … humble enough to know I’m not better than anyone else, but wise enough to know I am different.

Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life. — George Arliss

Humility is royalty without a crown. — Spencer W. Kimball

One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time. — Madeleine L’Engle

Keep putting out good. It will come back to you tenfold in unexpected ways.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility. — Rabindranath Tagore

The best route is to stay humble and stay true to yourself. — Rich the Kid

I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all. — Vladimir Nabokov

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferior’s nobleness. — Benjamin Franklin

Humble Yourself Quotes

Are you able to remain humble and kind when things do not go the way you want or expect? Be kind when you are in pain; be kind even when your life seems to be falling apart around you. Be humble not only when you succeed but also when you fail. Kindness in word and action, and humble in thought and belief. It is important to not only say and do the ‘right’ thing, it is important to also think and believe it – which is being genuine in nature of peace embodiment. — Alaric Hutchinson

Humble yourselves before God. Resist the Devil and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you.

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. COLOSSIANS 3:12

Don’t let proud get to your head, always humble yourself. — Henry Johnson Jr

The more you care about the powerless, the more power you have. The more you serve those with no influence, the more influence God gives you. The more you humble yourself, the more you’re honored by others. — Rick Warren

Change is inevitable and a part of life, so don’t resist it. Humble yourself and change what you know you need to change!

Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair. — Blaise Pascal

A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant.

My dad said, ‘Stay humble, and you gotta work harder than everybody else.’ My mom said, ‘Always be yourself.’ She always told me only God can judge me. — Nate Robinson

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is. — Phillips Brooks

People always tell you, ‘Be humble. Be humble.’ When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome! — Kanye West

I’m a simple man. Grew up in a small town. Came from humble beginnings. No silver spoons. — Robin S. Sharma

Stay humble and never think that you are better than anyone else. We are all humans and crave acceptance and love.

One may be humble out of pride. — Michel de Montaigne

I’m always asked, ‘What’s the secret to success?’ But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room. — Dwayne Johnson

A wise man is humble, knowing he actually doesn’t know much. — Eraldo Banovac

A great man is always willing to be little. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

If you are really humble you will put yourself first when you need to take care of you. — Bryant McGill

It’s important to work hard, stay humble, and not let the criticism or the compliments go to your head. — Jessica Sanchez

I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth. — Mahatma Gandhi

The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings. — Fulton J. Sheen

A humble person is more concerned about what is right than about being right, what is right than about being right, about acting on good ideas than having good ideas, about embracing new truth than defending outdated position, about building the team than exalting self, about recognizing contribution, than being recognized for making it. — Stephen M.R. Covey

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others. — Gordon B. Hinckley

Famous Being Humble Quotes

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. — Douglas MacArthur

If you plan to build a tall house of virtues, you must first lay deep foundations of humility. —Augustine

The kind of people that all teams need are people who are humble, hungry, and smart: humble being little ego, focusing more on their teammates than on themselves. Hungry, meaning they have a strong work ethic, are determined to get things done, and contribute any way they can. Smart, meaning not intellectually smart but inner personally smart. — Patrick Lencioni

Don’t discount the importance of being humble. There’s a value there far greater than pride can ever provide. —Kristen Butler

If you aren’t humble, whatever empathy you claim is false and probably results from some arrogance or the desire to control. But true empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you. — Anand Mahindra

You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the Internet industry, it’s not about grand innovation, it’s about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better. — Jason Calacanis

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs. — George Hickenlooper

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more. — William Cowper

Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected. — William Safire

Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity. — Vanna Bonta

It keeps me humble just to know exactly where I came from and all the hard work, I had to put in to be here. It feels good to reminisce about the past. — Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps. — Mahatma Gandhi

You have to accept your fate; do it without bitterness and stay humble. — Anthony Scaramucci

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom. — William Penn

Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right. — Ezra T. Benson

To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result. — Ramana Maharshi

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. — Galileo Galilei

Being humble is to be felt, it’s not something that you show off. — Naya

Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it. — David Richo

Stay Humble Quotes That Remind Us of The Beautiful Power of Humbleness

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work. — Mother Teresa

Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest, I never feel stupid. And when I am honest, I am automatically humble. — Hugh Prather

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors. — Ludwig van Beethoven

If you’re smart, you’ll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there’ll always be somebody who’s never read a book who’ll know twice what you know. — David Duchovny

If you feel deserve to judge the arrogant, it’s a sign that you’re so far of humbleness. — Toba Beta

We must quit thinking we know everything and quit placing “knowledge” over kindness and compassion. — Bryant McGill

Stay humble, be fearless, and work, work, work, work, work, work. — Daya

True humility is having the understanding that, even as a small seed, we are still an important part of the greater plan. However, we are not the master planner. — Tanya Copprue

God’s promises are all on condition of humble obedience. — Ellen G. White

If you would have people speak well of you, then do not speak well of yourself. — Blaise Pascal

I hope that five years and ten years from now, I’ll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity. — Louis Farrakhan

No truly great person ever thought themselves so. — William Hazlitt

Nothing can make you more humble than pain. — Larry Flynt

Always remember when you are on top of the world, that the earth rotates every 24 hrs. — Steve G. Makris

We’re gracious and we’re humble, and we play the game a certain way, whether we win or lose. — Megan Rapinoe

It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. — Judith Martin

The proud do not change to improve but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change. — Ezra Taft Benson

Be smart, but never show it. — Louis B Mayer

A man who is at the top is a man who has the habit of getting to the bottom. — Joseph E. Rogers

I am very humble, and I am very gracious and very grateful for everything that happens to me and about me and around me. — Lil Wayne

There’s a lot to be said for the fellow who doesn’t say it himself. — Maurice Switzer

Humble Quotes That Will Inspire You For Better Life

God removes the sin of the one who makes humble confession, and thereby the devil loses the sovereignty he had gained over the human heart. — Saint Bernard

The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it. — Francis Bacon

I think everybody has ups and downs in their lives. We learn from the biggest disappointments, right? You learn how to be humble to yourself and to be humble to others. — Carolina Kostner

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them. — John J. Mccloy

I think our family motto is to always work hard, be humble, kind, and thoughtful about others around us. — Anwar Hadid

Humility is to make a right estimate of one’s self. — Charles Spurgeon

You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God. — Saint Stephen

True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can never be taken away. — Lao-Tzu

It’s how I’ve lived my life. You show up, work hard, and be humble. — Kurt Johnstad

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind. — Albert Einstein

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout. — Leonardo da Vinci

A genuinely humble person humbles himself even before those who should be humbled by his presence. — Bishop Michael Eneja

We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure. — Francis of Assisi

Swallow your pride occasionally, it’s non-fattening!

You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft. — Talib Kweli

Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. — Mark Twain

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble. — James M. Barrie

Humble souls are fearful of their own strength. — William Gurnall

We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery. — Paulo Coelho

Being humble takes more courage than hauling arrogance. — Desmond Fouche

The higher we get educated and higher we are placed, the softer should be our approach and humbler should be our attitude. — Senora Roy

I just want to be humble at all times. — Mike Tyson

Only those who feel little in the eyes of God, can hope to be mighty in the eyes of men. — Ernest Moritz Arndt

A true genius admits that he/she knows nothing. — Albert Einstein

I’m no leader; I’m a little humble follower. — Muhammad Ali

Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise. — Frank Ocean

The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it. — Criss Jami

Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble. — Yehuda Berg

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk. — Marcus Tullius Cicero